The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
THE RAILROADS.

The sante Fe IL now actively en-
gfged In securing terminal facilities in
Chicago. 1t has quietly secured sew.
eral whole blocks OF property and
holds options on much more. An ordl-
nance granting the right Of way 10 the
road is now before the Chicago CITY
Council.
Hor STRINGS ark special to the
Globe Democrat: The projectors Of
the Little Rock and Hot Springs rail.
road are now very confident Of the
early completion OF that line. Mr..
Archibald Fairlie, = representing an
English syndicate which is TO furnish
the financial backing, has arrived here
from tour over the route In company
with engineer fferch. The read Ia 10
be bonded for sl2, 100000. The line Ia
10 be fifty miles In length, and II 10 &C.
timated that II will cost $4,000 per
mile 10 construct and equip the road.
IT was designed to lay tunnel
thirty.Aye feet under the streets Of
Chicago, reaching 10 oil quarters Of the
city. The lines on the principal
streets would comprise four tunnels,
two each for trains moving In Differ
ent directions, and approached by
staircase from tina street corners at
intervals OF about bali a mile. The
tunnels are 10 be Of brick and mason.
~, and lighted by electricity and ven.
tilated by powerful fans, which will
force and exhaust the air. The whole
systems are 10 be similar In design IA
the underground eyatem OF London
and Paris, and would overcome all IN,
objections advanced against elevated
roads and fast surface motors.
FL PAso (TKx.) special 10 the Globe
Democrat: The new track Of the TexR
and Pacific railroad throu ugh Fl Pas,
Is about 10 be completed, and the lin
will soon DO able to have dlrco. con
neciion with the Mexican CentiA
railway. Heretofore such connection
had 20 be made over the tracks OF th
Southern Pacific ard the Atchison
Topeka and Santa fe roads, ut an eI
pente Of al least IS per car. The ne,
track runs from the track Of the Ga
weston, Hafritburg and Fan Anloni
railroad down Avenue A and Sout
street 70 the corner Of Campbell street
down CAmpbell and Seventh 10 Kar
sas street and the river. At the foe
OF Kanfas street the intention In I
build new bridge across tho ri
GTande, one block from the pIsssI
street railway bridge. No work hiss Z
far been done on the large retervatio
10 the heart OF the city that was give
years ago 10 the Texas and Pacific I,
depot purposes.
Az engineer on the Wabash raj
way, whose run is between DAnvil
and Springfield, has a cat which !
would not part with for love n
money. II belonged 10 HE wife, wi
IL now dead, and for a year past h
been bis constant companion In Il
cab. The cat loves Ia life on the "a
aud has grown sleek and fat sniff
the prairie winds. Ordinarily II q
perched up In the cab window beic
lie master, but occasionally Il afro
ont 20 the pilot, whore II will ride
hours vi q stretch, winklng kuowlpI
at the dogs which bark az the train
II thundera by Cross foadf. Son
times whom thO train IL approaching
station the adventurous animal elm
IN the ion Of tho eand hoy and cain
roosts there, undeteirtd by the shrI
OF the whistle or the olang OF tho b,
The engine has had good luck OF
since the animal became an occupi
Of the cab, and the train men ID
upon Il a. q mascot agsins, disaster
Railway Service Gszette.
The citizens Of PaducAh have issv
apsmphlet giving a description Of
advantages Of their city AZ u place
business. AZ 10 their connection "
the outside world they say:
"Paducah, Of this writing, has o
one line OF railwAy-tho News
News and Mississippi Valleys tfi
continental line, which extends II
Newport News, on The shores Of
Atlantic, through 10 Louisville
thence 20 PAducah, Memphis, VIZ
burg, New Orleans, over the Mii
slppl and ncrote Texas and the IL
;ofios 10 Sau Francisco, on the Pa,
coast. II belonga 10 the Hunting
syndicate, and iurnlshes close c